FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | PLR |
Lat/Long: | 33-33-31.8000N 086-14-56.6000W 33-33.530000N 086-14.943333W 33.5588333,-86.2490556 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 484.7 ft. / 147.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of PELL CITY, AL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 35128 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0730-1700, ALL SUN UNTNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 119.625 ((205) 884-4359) |
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.725 |
WX AWOS-3PT at ASN (10 nm E): | 118.425 (256-362-5847) |
WX ASOS at ANB (20 nm E): | 119.675 (256-835-3931) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GADr196/26.4 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
VUZr100/33.2 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100LL FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. A+:FOR JET FUEL AFT HRS CALL 205-229-6668. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 33-33.147892N | | 33-33.911823N |
Longitude: | 086-15.127498W | | 086-14.756732W |
Elevation: | 483.2 ft. | | 482.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 022 true | | 206 magnetic, 202 true |
Displaced threshold: | 230 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 397 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear RWY 03 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 26 ft. tree, 753 ft. from runway, 246 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ST CLAIR CO ARPT AUTH 240 AIRPORT ROAD PELL CITY, AL 35128 Phone 205-338-9456 CONTACT PERSON: ERSKINE FUNDERBURG; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY. |
Manager: | WENDY WATSON 240 AIRPORT ROAD PELL CITY, AL 35128 Phone 205-338-9456 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | Single engine airplanes: | | 44 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 95/day * | 80% | transient general aviation | 17% | local general aviation | 3% | military | * for 12-month period ending 14 February 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (BHM CLNC DEL). |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (256KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (263KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (91KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (344KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KANB - Anniston Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm W)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (26 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Taken in November 2008
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 10:07 |
Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jun-2023 04:19:24 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-Jun-2023 23:19:24 |
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METAR |
KPLR | 090355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 SCT040 BKN047 18/15 A2983 RMK A01
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KASN 10nm E | 090355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A2983 RMK AO2 T01870153 403020171
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TAF |
KASN 10nm E | 081720Z 0818/0918 34007KT P6SM FEW040 FM090100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM091500 35006KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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